NASCAR returns to Sin City this Sunday. DraftKings is offering a $25K grand prize fantasy NASCAR contest. Check out the DFS NASCAR rankings below and make your fantasy racing picks for the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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1. Kyle Larson ($11,500) — All he does is win, win, win. All he does is win, win, win at Las Vegas. Larson has won three of the last six Vegas races, and he has two runner-up finishes in those six intermediate-track races.
2. Denny Hamlin ($10,600) — Can anyone defeat Larson? Hamlin is a best friend and the best competition for Larson. Hamlin has proved in the past that he can and is willing to do anything to beat Yung Money. Hamlin has also proved to disappoint in the playoffs.
3. William Byron ($10,800) — Is Byron back? He’s earned a podium in three straight races. Talladega and the Roval may not mean much, but Byron recorded the second-highest driver rating at the intermediate track in Kansas.
4. Chase Elliott ($9,500) — This hasn’t been an exceptional season for Hendrick’s most-tenured driver. It’s been a good season. The No. 9 keeps chugging along picking up top-10 finishes every week. Elliott is one break away from another win.
5. Christopher Bell ($10,300) — A driver has to lose a championship before he wins one. Bell has lost two. This could be the year. Bell finished seventh at Kansas but he scored the most Hog Points (lap-led and fast-lap points).
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6. Tyler Reddick ($10,000) — The good vibes are gone. Reddick and the 23XI Toyota team hit on something this summer. The fall has been a bummer. If a team isn’t adapting each week, they fall behind. Reddick has not earned a top-10 finish since the Labor Day Weekend race at Darlington.
7. Martin Truex Jr ($9,000) — Could Kansas be Truex’s last win as a full-time Cup Series driver? Truex finished sixth at Kansas but earned the third-best driver rating. Kansas and Las Vegas are comparable intermediate tracks.
8. Ross Chastain ($8,800) — The last intermediate track race was the playoff race at Kansas. Chastain — a non-playoff driver — won the race and scored the second-most Hog Points.
9. Ryan Blaney ($9,300) — Unseating Larson from the top is a challenging task, but Blaney has had breakthroughs in the past. He hasn’t at Las Vegas, but he’s been close. Blaney has finished sixth or better in four of the last seven Las Vegas races.
10. Joey Logano ($9,800) — This is the typical playoff run for Logano. He’s not the fastest or the favorite. Attention is elsewhere. Eyes are on Hendrick and JGR. And somehow Logano wins the Cup. Logano has earned a top-10 driver rating in 12 of the last 16 races. This team is closer to the Cup than most think.
11. Kyle Busch ($8,500) — His last chance passed him by or did it? The RCR Chevys can’t hang with the Hendrick Chevys or JGR Toyotas. Busch doesn’t have elite speed, but he has speed. Busch has a top-15 driver rating in seven of the last nine races. Las Vegas is his home track.
12. Ty Gibbs ($8,300) — Few consider Ty Gibbs a top-5 driver. The 2024 advanced data places Gibbs in the top 5. Is it that hard to believe? He’s a talented driver with good equipment. His driver rating ranked third at Kansas. His lack of wins creates a false impression of who he is. Gibbs is him.
13. Alex Bowman ($8,100) — The show’s over for the showman. The darkhorse title run came to an unfortunate end after a disqualification at The Roval. The No. 88 Hendrick team was willing to cheat to win. They accepted the consequences as a playoff team. Why won’t they do it again as a non-playoff team?
14. Carson Hocevar ($6,400) — The back of the field looks like the back of the field. The value drivers are cheap for a reason. Hocevar is one of the few mid-pack drivers who are running respectably. He may not be respectable but it’s racing. Hocevar recorded a top-15 finish in the spring race.
15. Ryan Preece ($5,600) — The last two weeks have been rough for the SHR Ford driver. Those tracks — a superspeedway and road course — have no bearing on the Las Vegas results. In five races prior, Preece maintained an average finish of 12th.
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